by Mary Alice Birdwhistell | Jul 7, 2026 | Opinion
We didn’t get any embryos from our first round of IVF. I had multiple surgeries just to get to this point in the process. We spent thousands of dollars on treatment and medications. My entire abdomen was bruised from all the nightly shots. The physical and emotional...
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Jun 16, 2026 | Opinion
The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) made headlines again by voting to bar its churches from having female pastors. For many ordained women, we can shrug off their decision. However, the SBC remains the largest Protestant denomination in the United States, so its...
by Angela Yarber | Jun 15, 2026 | Opinion
“In any other place we’d be tokens. Here we’re community.” This simple statement echoed through my mind as Pride Month progressed from rainbow enthusiasm to Department of Defense (DOD) rulings to the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) making yet another...
by Mitch Randall | Jun 12, 2026 | Opinion
The Southern Baptist Convention met this week in Orlando, Florida. More than 11,000 delegates attended the annual meeting, representing over 12 million Southern Baptists. Those delegates represent just 0.09% of the denomination, yet they make decisions that affect...
by Rebecca M. David Hensley | Jun 12, 2026 | Opinion
I was sitting in the airport last week when I came across the Good Faith Media article about the billboard near the locationof the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Annual Meeting. The billboard reads, “God calls women to pastor, preach, and minister,” and cites...
